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Yearly Missive // 2021

January 17, 2022

Best of 2021, Monthly Missive

Hey! It's time to, once again, summarize the year. To be honest, I wrote most of my "big" thoughts in my Year in Review. Makes sense, right? The point of this post then is to help you orient yourself around al... Read More...

Heavy Blog’s Superlative List for 2021

Eden Kupermintz

January 17, 2022

Best of 2021, Lists!

Well. Here we are again. Another year ends and the insatiable urge within us to look back and to summarize kicks in. But, like last year, we have chosen to resist this urge somewhat by doing away with having a... Read More...

Finding Meaning In Meaninglessness: A 2021 Survivor’s Guide

Nick Cusworth

January 17, 2022

Best of 2021, Deep Dive

I can pinpoint the exact moment that 2021 broke me. But before that, I suppose some context is necessary. We all know that 2020 was a rough year worldwide. A global pandemic killing or hospitalizing millions, economies in utter disarray, people out of work wi... Read More...

Heavy Blog’s Top 50 Albums of 2021

Heavy Blog

January 17, 2022

Best of 2021, Lists!

Last year, we didn't run a traditional "Best Of" list like the rest of the online music community likes to do. Deep into the pandemic, values changed, and the year-end push to create retrospective content summ... Read More...

A World In Which Music Exists – 2021 In Review

Eden Kupermintz

January 17, 2022

Best of 2021, Editorials

Let me tell you a story. There's a world out there in which music exists. From every window of its many cities, there spills a light filled with melody and harmony. In that world, music is everywhere; it speak... Read More...

A Gift To Artwork // 2021 In Review

Karlo Doroc

January 17, 2022

A Gift to Artwork, Columns, Features

A Gift to Artwork, taken from the Caligula’s Horse song “A Gift to Afterthought”, breaks down and analyses your favourite album artwork. The first time an album’s name appears, it will link to a large and (where possible) high-resolution image of the cover so... Read More...

Heavy Blog Readers’ Top Albums of 2021

Nick Cusworth

January 17, 2022

Best of 2021, Lists!

After the success of last year's poll, I decided it was worth the time and immense pain of doing this again! Once again and always, I am a glutton for pain. But enough about me! This post is all about you! Wel... Read More...

Kvlt Kolvmn // 2021 In Review

Scott Murphy

January 17, 2022

Best of 2021, Kvlt Kolvmn

Welcome to Kvlt Kolvmn’s Best of 2021 bonanza. Another difficult year has drawn to a close. Let’s recap: Everything fucking sucked. Now that that’s out of the way, the good news: Black metal ruled ... Read More...

Death’s Door // 2021 In Review

Scott Murphy

January 17, 2022

Best of 2021, Death's Door, Lists!

It’s time. Welcome, most beloved Hellions, to Death’s Door: End of Year Edition. Below you will find our collective’s individual favorite records of the year, as well as some thoughts about the genre’s current trends and progress over the past year. Before we... Read More...

The Industry Awards 2021: Music Journalism’s Top 50 Metal Albums & More

Nick Cusworth

January 17, 2022

Best of 2021, Lists!

I am Sisyphus, and this series is my boulder. Last year I swore I would not do this again without some major help. And while I did have a few people reach out to me with some valiant attempts at automating thi... Read More...